Share the Journey has at its heart the vision of a united global human family. Our focus is on our joint journey as people on the move in departure, transit and host communities. Our public awareness campaign promotes opportunities and spaces for migrants and communities to come together and share stories and experiences with the aim of strengthening the bonds between migrants and communities. The campaign is run by Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of 165 national development agencies. Caritas Internationalis is the charitable arm of the Catholic Church and works at the diocesan, national, regional and international level on issues such as poverty, migration, climate change, hunger, health and emergencies.

On Sept. 27, Pope Francis launched the Share the Journey campaign. In Austin, Bishope Joe Vásquez began the Share the Journey campaign by gathering the diocesan staff for prayer. He also launched his Facebook and Instagram accounts sharing a picture of him in the arms open Share the Journey pose. Later than day Bishop Vásquez celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Austin for immigrants and their families (
Click here to watch the video of the Mass.
Click here to see a photo gallery of the Mass.). Bishop Daniel Garcia celebrated Mass at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center -- where immigrant women are detained by U.S. Immigrations Customs and Enforcement.

Bishop Vásquez has encouraged all parishes to participate in the Share the Journey in a prayerful and meaningful way by using some of the suggestions from the
Share the Journey website.